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Friday, November 9, 2012

Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) TV to be available in countries outside U.S. on Nov 13

Google Inc(NASDAQ:GOOG) Play, the Internet search
giant's entertainment hub, will soon be bringing movies, music, games and
television shows via Google TV in various countries outside the United States
on November 13.

Users in the United Kingdom, France, Germany,
Australia and Canada can purchase and download movies once the service is
launched.

According to a report in Slash Gear -
"Originally, only users in the US could download movies and music,
something Google TV users abroad were less than thrilled about. This
constitutes a major update on Google’s part, and is perhaps an effort in
pulling the lagging service out of its tailspin. Google TV has not been without
its share of criticism, and Google has fallen short of its proclaimed
goals."

Google's library of movies, music and television shows
s not clearly spelt out and it is estimated that the company has `thousands' of
titles, including millions of songs.

The company has been known to be acquiring content
from large movie studios including Twentieth century Fox, from which it had
purchased more than 600 titles back in September for Google Play.

With Google+, its social media network initiative,
having really failed to catch on vis a vis Facebook, Google is trying all ploys
to get viewers to remain on its network.

Google Play Store is where users can download all
kinds of applications and this current initiative attempts to marry that with
entertainment content available on Google TV.

Some critics have stated that
Google lacks focus with Google TV and needs to determine exactly what kind of
service it is in order to properly pander it to the masses. Still, this is a
big step in opening up the service to a larger array of users, and is a step in
the right direction.